NLRB Has Authority Over Tribe's Casinos, 10th Circ. Hears

Law360, New York (March 17, 2014, 7:34 PM EDT) -- The National Labor Relations Board asked the Tenth Circuit on Monday to direct the Chickasaw Nation to recognize the board's jurisdiction in the tribe's casinos and previous order relating to casino employees, in a suit that mirrors two cases pending in the Sixth Circuit.

In a brief, the NLRB asked the Tenth Circuit to enforce an order directing the Chickasaw Nation to admit and publicize to its casino employees that the NLRB's protection extends to them; and to deny the tribe's petition to review the board's...